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Release Date:
January 1, 2005
Original Title:
How Do You Like Iceland?
Genres:
Documentary
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 67
How do you like Iceland? is a documentary about foreigners' perception of Icelanders. The film is mainly based on interviews with 37 foreigners from 9 countries who come from the world of art, sport, business and politics. Many humorous questions and interesting topics arise when the Icelandic nation is examined through the eye of the foreigner: Do foreigners think of Reykjavík as Bangkok of the north? Are the Icelanders an isolated and inbred nation? Or rather special and like no other? Is Icelandic inventiveness fit for export? Is the "pure and unspoiled" nation itself environmentally friendly?
Director:
Kristín Ólafsdóttir
Director of Photography:
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Editor:
Haukur Hauksson
Music:
Arnar Ólafsson
Producer:
Kristín Ólafsdóttir
Production Assistant:
Rakel Garðarsdóttir
Elín Arnar
Production Manager:
Eva Hrönn Steindórsdóttir
Screenplay:
Kristín Ólafsdóttir
Sound Editor:
Birgir Tryggvason
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